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and a few others.  Subject tariff & protection.  [[Shonts?]] made a speech full of old played out platitudes and weak protectionistic arguments  a very weak speech.  Mr. [[underlined]] [[Towne's?]] [[/underlined]] speech was somewhat better but just as soporific. wants to organize permanent bureau of tariff revision  A speech by Kenyon Cox, artist was excellent  said [[underlined]] artists wanted no protection [[/underlined]] wanted competition, could stand it. invited it, deemed it would educate art taste of people to
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a higher standard.  Last speech was by [[underlined]] Bourke Cochran [[/underlined]] an eloquent [[underlined]] free trade speech, [[/underlined]] unrestricted free trade.  excellent speech but had to leave before finish to catch my train 11:20 for Niagara.
May 6.  This morning on train met Dr. Cohoe who had been traveling in same car  We arrived in Niagara about noon, went to Clifton house found them holding meeting  Symposium on electric steel furnace in basement room of Hotel near Barroom  Well attended meeting
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